Jon Hein, the Man Who Invented ‘Jumping the Shark,’ on the Coming TV Season
The creator of the phrase that redefined pop culture criticism applies his formula to the new fall TV lineup.
Jesse Oxfeld
Jesse Oxfeld
Jesse Oxfeld is a speechwriter, messaging strategist, and editor with more than 20 years of experience in journalism and communications. He has served as Senior Editor at New York Magazine, founding Executive Editor of Tablet Magazine, theater critic for the New York Observer, and an early editor at Gawker. He holds a B.A. in American Studies from Stanford University.
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Jim Clifton on Running Gallup and the Enduring Importance of Public Opinion Polling
The Gallup CEO on how the polling firm has survived decades of skeptics -- and why measuring public opinion still matters.
Jesse Oxfeld
Jim Kelly on Running Time Magazine and the Burdens of the Red Border
The managing editor of the world's best-known newsweekly on the demands of the cover, the pressure of the brand, and the state of the form.
Jesse Oxfeld
Cynthia Cotts on the Village Voice, Press Clips, and Her Secret Alter Ego
The Voice's media columnist on her paper, her beat, and the pseudonymous persona she keeps under wraps.
Jesse Oxfeld
Howard Kurtz on Covering the Media and Why Someone Has to Do It
The Washington Post's media reporter on his beat, his methods, and why the press corps needs reporters who cover the press.
Jesse Oxfeld
Jon Fine on the Rosie Trial, the Big Stories, and Manhattan’s Media Bubble
The Ad Age media reporter on the year's biggest press stories -- and whether New York's media world is too insular for its own good.
Jesse Oxfeld
Romesh Ratnesar on His Second Tour in Time Magazine’s Baghdad Bureau
The Time correspondent on returning to Iraq, life in the bureau, and how covering a war changes the way you think about journalism.
Jesse Oxfeld
Marion Ettlinger on a Career Photographing Authors and Her First Collected Book
The nation's foremost literary portraitist on her process, her subjects, and the new collection that gathers her work for the first time.
Jesse Oxfeld
Evan Smith on Running Texas Monthly and Balancing the Parochial With the National
The New York-born editor on his adopted state, what makes a great regional magazine, and why Texas stories belong on the national stage.
Jesse Oxfeld
Ken Auletta on The New Yorker, His New Book, and What He’s Learned Covering the Media Business
The preeminent media reporter on his decades at The New Yorker and the lessons he's drawn from covering the press.
Jesse Oxfeld